Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) for climate-smart water management practices: the case of Upper Awash River Basin of Wollo and Lower Awash River Basin of Afar in Ethiopia

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWollo University, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSamara University, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.subregionAwash River Basinen_US
cg.coverage.subregionWolloen_US
cg.coverage.subregionAfaren_US
cg.coverage.subregionKaluen_US
cg.coverage.subregionHabruen_US
cg.coverage.subregionEwaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionAfamboen_US
cg.creator.identifierLikimyelesh Nigussie: 0000-0002-6380-743Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierDeepa Joshi: 0000-0003-1986-3431en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2024.206en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052586en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNigussie, Likimyeleshen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Deepaen_US
dc.contributor.authorTsegaye, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdmasu, W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbate, N.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-30T06:40:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-03-30T06:40:18Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140678en_US
dc.titleGender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) for climate-smart water management practices: the case of Upper Awash River Basin of Wollo and Lower Awash River Basin of Afar in Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThis research study on gender and water resources management, led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners in Ethiopia, was designed to collect primary and secondary data on how smallholder agricultural producer communities in selected catchments are impacted by and cope with climate change. Our focus was on exploring opportunities and barriers for designing and implementing gender-responsive and climate resilient water resources planning and management interventions that are contextually relevant. The research findings will be further translated into actionable recommendations for gender-responsive decision support tools for climate-smart water resources management. The study, informed by the Gender Empowerment Framework and a qualitative research methodology, analyzed soil and water conservation initiatives and small-scale irrigation (SSI) interventions in four districts of the Awash River Basin. These locations were the Kalu and Habru districts from the Upper Awash Catchment in Wollo, and the Ewa and Afambo districts from the Lower Awash Catchment in Afar. These four districts were chosen for their diversity of conservation initiatives and livelihoods. Data were collected from a total sample size of 309 individuals – 288 of whom were smallholder farmers (160 women and 128 men) and 21 were key informants from local government offices – by conducting 96 in-depth interviews, 24 focus group discussions and 21 key informant interviews. The data were analyzed to assess the gender dynamics of productivity, production and practices, and SSI practices, focusing on three key dimensions: resources, agency and institutions. The three key results and recommendations are as follows: First, climate impacts result in diverse outcomes for women (and men). It causes malnutrition in persons with special needs and increases the workload of women and girls, who are predominantly responsible for domestic work. This requires interventions that focus on the needs, priorities, barriers and challenges of these groups, and ensure targeted opportunities in decision-making, access to resources and services, and benefits. Second, deep-rooted sociocultural norms and barriers impact outreach efforts for women and marginalized groups; this includes the effective engagement of these groups in capacity building training programs, and their access to relevant information, entrepreneurial opportunities and linkages across the value chains. Without addressing these barriers, making a sustained impact in terms of gender equality and social inclusion will not be possible. We recommend adopting interventions that address the structural barriers to women’s participation in leadership positions, promoting gender-responsive practices across institutions and building synergy among relevant stakeholders. Third, insufficient institutional capacities among implementing actors present key obstacles to the design and implementation of gender-responsive climate-smart water technologies and practices. Overcoming these challenges necessitates commitment from leaders and the allocation of sufficient resources to establish and enhance institutional systems such as mechanisms for accountability, monitoring and evaluation. Additionally, it entails evidence-based and data-driven research on gender to collate gender and social inclusion challenges. This report presents a synthesis focused on the methodology and key findings of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) study. For further information, the reader is advised to refer to the detailed report prepared as part of the study, which can be accessed by contacting the lead author.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNigussie, Likimyelesh; Joshi, Deepa; Tsegaye, B.; Admasu, W.; Abate, N. 2024. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) for climate-smart water management practices: the case of Upper Awash River Basin of Wollo and Lower Awash River Basin of Afar in Ethiopia. Synthesis report prepared by the Prioritization of Climate-smart Water Management Practices project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 24p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.206]en_US
dcterms.extent24p.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-03-27en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectgender equalityen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial inclusionen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectwater managementen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale irrigationen_US
dcterms.subjectwomen's empowermenten_US
dcterms.subjectinstitutionsen_US
dcterms.subjectcommunitiesen_US
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen_US
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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